New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13
THE THEATRES.
TALK OF THE WEEK.

T. W. Robertson. the stage manager Of wallact's,
sat ons AT crnoon last week in tho cosy Office which
Mir Abbey has provided at ,212 broadway, a block
away from the thcatr. 1t is raihc, an innovation
for a stage manager TO be officially quarteIcd any,
where but in the theatre, though tho new plan I'M
doubtcly gives him time and quiet work not
requiring his presence tho stage. A reporter In
search Of theatrical news cllcG On Mr. Robertson and,
after few moments tax, startled that gentleman
by asking:
"Do you know whcro your father got the plot OF
caster
"what do you mcarl It's an original Fay
Plenty Of people have thought they coul tell where
II wa stolen FROM but they ncvcr succcelcl"
know what IT was taken FROM" continued the
reporter. The story-that +, tho Sroundworll OF 1t
was published nearly year before Tho play was pro-
duccsI AMI yOur father used -
We'll what was IT. PIT me ont OF my misery.
LIT me have a laugh at Your marc's nest said Mr..
Robertson I'm tone ami manner in which impaticn'c
concndcl with sarcasm.
81 will" observed tho reporter with calmness
born Of Il feeling that he COMMANDED the situation.
"The plot OF caste may be found in story I'm a
q. i,imas Annual pub shcd IN London in 1rG6. This
volume Wa called Rate. and Taxes, edited by
ron Hooi, IT,. AMI issued yearly after that date
tie name being changed 10 TON IIoors Annual
There are six stories In tie book, ana the rc.cr
TO l. healed The IoOr rates Uufpds a Tale.'"
Eat who wrote it " qurricl lr Robertson jr
Your rather him,a IT, and among TIA; other writer's
who contributed ". = Gilbert, rOuso, Cement
SCOTT Tom Hood apl T Archer"
~ Joyc. exclaimed Mr.. Robertson. q" remember
now to have heard something about that. How
,,ouI! like 10 see 4 copy -
"Your desire shall BE- Immediately gg.tifcl," sail
the reporter prod icing a small quarto volume. " |
have little hesitation in saying II i, probably the only
copy in thi, country
The story told in it, pars ia very much that Of tho
plav with the exception that the hero f. really Killed,
bn, the cxigcnccs of fence, who like things - end
hap. rs ncccs,ifacl hi return rather curious
study f. Afforded of low ea- that do well enough in
Gctioa must be- fired for stage itprcNen' aOn Inc
Eccr- family consist In the story Of The drunken ii'er
AMI five daughters This number wa- too many ioi
.flcr purposes. and they were reduced 10 tWo' III
tr original the eldest daughter Wa Polly and tho
comic one Jenny. Bat Polly I, not name that on NE
STAGE cohd very well be- Associated with anything
r fimrn'al She f. thcrc'or, rcchri-cncd Esther anb
Ter u1mo pad on to the younger sister. pMroy
va. a, first Daubray and Ilawifcc nor' the i-' >us
c,..tivc name Of >wyn The mAhns Of the Zero =
r,otf.r a French Mafqui-c Wa- an after thoHsh'' III
IN, original she f. Lady Clar!onaA. namr which me
Lor r-c. IN the play for the mother of the gii 10
,,l,p u,vtrcc o. supposed to Ice paying attention.
SOM, of tie .ocno- DC ven DNioy and ila"ti'e are
to lr found Almost verbatim IA the earlier Ip'n.
Il mn, quite satisfied uo So sail Hlr. iiolman 81 that
.tt, Vf' VII enjoy . r,,I rrn The business 80 far
Ia, lecn ,.xcrcu.. arI t.c booking 800 icrc~ Lat We
hive caught on 1hcu too am cn'onI"-'I uS '''
,ari that on TIE -trush 81 th- hi- success nav"
,c.n ,na5.cd to MAKE contract Win ~ H'S man.
u,ana.rr II ,Ic Baldwin Theatre, san Il"H'l@'o '''
,,,o,r toni 10. Tie company. Tiry VIII open thric
early m JuIy tor iou. So h-. then ~ 20 lbs ""S'
an on the way nouc play al Lake, Denver chicago
tli,,t.lpbia anil lO.-iDy Boston. 81 c"hf-'' We
81 ALI have o. her J.c,cs to las GA ills up VIZ WIZ
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